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May 29, 2013 – Ontario Centres of Excellence announces 2013 Video Competition WinnersOCE’s Student Video Competition, held annually at the Discovery conference and trade show, invites young innovators to broadcast their new technology, innovation or start-up idea in a three-minute video. After reviewing this year’s submissions from universities and colleges from across Ontario, the 2013 Discovery Video Competition award winners are announced.

May 29, 2013 – Ontario Centres of Excellence announces 2013 Connections Competition Award WinnersConnections helps students grow as innovators and leaders in business through hands-on learning experiences by working directly with industry experts. The Connections Competition at Discovery sees the year's leading projects from across Ontario pitch to win top honours in three categories: Best Connections University Project; Best Connections College Project; and Best Ontario Power Authority (OPA) Energy Conservation Project.

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June 2, 2013 – London Community News – Western Engineering students win Ontario Centres of Excellence Connections CompetitionWestern Engineering students placed first overall in the University category of the Connections Competition at the Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) Discovery Conference in Toronto this week. The team from Western, who partnered with the City of London, presented their design project of a cable-stayed pedestrian bridge.

May 29, 2013 – Gowlings – Gowlings’ David McFadden honoured with creation of energy innovation awardThe Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) announced at its Discovery conference that it will be honouring David J. McFadden QC, a Gowlings partner and prominent energy lawyer, with the establishment of an annual innovation award in his name: the David McFadden Energy Entrepreneur Challenge.

May 29, 2013 – Western News – Western, city bridge project takes top Connections prizeWestern Engineering students Rob Volcko, Thomas Zolis, Emily Keyes, Marco Furano and Arthur Gonzales placed first overall in the university category of the Connections Competition at the Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) Discovery Conference in Toronto this week. The team, who partnered with the City of London, presented their fourth-year design project of a cable-stayed pedestrian bridge at Talbot and Bathurst streets.

May 28, 2013 – WEtech Alliance – Sandwich Secondary School Student Wins at DiscoveryWEtech Alliance is pleased to announce that Riley Tsang of Sandwich Secondary School and his company, Simplistic Lawn Care, was chosen as one of six winners of the Make Your Pitch competition at Discovery.

May 28, 2013 – Carleton Newsroom – Carleton Students Sweep Council of Ontario Universities’ IDeA CompetitionCarleton took home the top three prizes at the 2013 Ontario Universities’ IDeA Competition, held at Discovery. A 3D printer that produces a lower-cost, more functional prosthetic hand won the top prize in the Council of Universities’ (COU) Innovative Designs for Accessibility (IDeA) student competition, designed to break down barriers to accessibility for persons with disabilities.

May 28, 2013 – itbusiness.ca – Young Ontario entrepreneurs to get a $1 million funding boostOn Tuesday, the Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) and the Canadian Youth Business Foundation (CYBF) announced they will be investing in up to 10 projects over the next two years. OCE and CYBF made the announcement at the OCE Discovery conference in Toronto.

May 27, 2013 – itbusiness.ca – Businesses should embrace change or prepare to failCanadian businesses must be prepared to embrace innovation and changes in technology – or run the risk of becoming obsolete. That was the focus of keynote speaker Peter Diamandis‘ talk on Monday at the Ontario Centres of Excellence Discovery conference. Diamandis, founder and CEO of the X Prize Foundation, addressed about 2,400 people at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, telling business owners, academics and students in high tech that when it comes to solving the world’s problems, innovators can look at disruptive technology as either a sources of stress, or as an opportunity.

May 27, 2013 – itbusiness.ca – SMBs have growing need for high performance computing, big dataIn many ways, high performance computing is still more of an industry concept than a real strategy among Canadian SMBs. Yet high performance computing (HPC), data mining and big data are only going to play a bigger role in businesses in the next few years, according to a panel at the Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) Discovery conference Monday afternoon.

May 27, 2013 – CHCH TV – Discovery InnovationWe’ve been hearing for years about how much of a hard time many college and university graduates are having finding jobs in their areas of expertise… But now, some students are graduating and becoming their own bosses — becoming entrepreneurs at an early age. Cindy Csordas was at an innovation event known as “Discovery” run by Ontario Centres of Excellence Monday and she has the story…

May 27, 2013 – BNN – New tablet is as thin as paperBNN host Michael Hainsworth interviews the team behind the PaperTab flexible computer out of Queen's University's Human Media Lab.

May 27, 2013 – BNN – Night Vision Helicopter SimulatorBNN host Michael Hainsworth tries out the new immersive synthetic trainer developed at Carleton University on the Discovery show floor.

May 27, 2013 – BNN – Robot helps people walkBNN host Michael Hainsworth tries out the Gait-Enable robot on the Discovery show floor, a robot that makes physiotherapy more accessible in a healthcare environment.

A navigation system that will alert users with visual disabilities to obstacles in their environment and a wheelchair seat that adjusts to help users reach higher cupboards are designs from some of the finalists of the Council of Ontario Universities' (COU) annual Innovative Designs for Accessibility (IDeA) student competition. The nine finalists will showcase their inventions at the Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) Discovery conference on May 27 at 5:15 p.m.

May 24, 2013 – Northern Ontario Business – Northern companies to be featured at Toronto conferenceTwenty-one companies from northern communities will be part of the Northern Ontario Innovation Pavilion at the Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) Discovery Conference to be held in Toronto, May 27th to 28th, 2013.

May 23, 2013 – Sault This Week – Innovation Centres to Showcase 21 Companies at OCE Discovery ConferenceThe Sault Ste. Marie Innovation Centre (SSMIC) today announced that 21 companies from northern communities will be part of the Northern Ontario Innovation Pavilion at the Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) Discovery Conference to be held in Toronto, May 27th to 28th, 2013.